THE GREAT ESCAPE

The Outer Hebrides is a chain of wild and beautiful islands in the north west of Scotland and perfect for anyone looking for the ultimate get-away-from-it-all golfing experience. This beautiful part of Scotland has five golf courses scattered among the islands of Lewis, Harris, Benbecula, Uist and Barra. Four of the courses are nine-hole layouts with two sets of tees but the Stornoway Golf Club on Lewis has a full complement of 18 and although relatively short in overall length, it is a good challenge and professionally maintained.

Long daylight hours in summer and uncrowded fairways are features unique to this part of Scotland and golf can be combined with other leisure activities such as game fishing, bird-watching, hill walking and climbing.

Visitors are made very welcome in the Western Isles but should remember that the courses on Stornoway and Harris are closed for play on Sundays.

For further details contact Western Isles Tourist Board on 01851 703088